Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-01-27
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Almost like spring.

T. s. Lopez & Sons have received an ele-
giant and well-selected stock of Ginghams,
suitable for the season. Call and examine.
We learn that with the issuance of the
next time-card the passenger trains will
probably change their place of taking dinner.
Dave Reese's horse didn't fancy the music
of the Happy Uncle Tom Company's band.
Result, wagon slightly damaged and badly
torn up harness.
The Iron Mountain Company have lately
purchased a switch engine, and the local
freight now reaches here some where near
its schedule time.
The wind-storm of last Wednesday blew
dow several haystacks and rail fences In the
Valley. Other than this we have heard of
no damage resulting.
Some seven or eight cars of a north bound
freight were wrecked just east of the college
on Wednesday of last week. Too fast time
coming down T,p-1op.
Miss Addie Petit gave a party for her
young friends 1T the residence of J. B.Walk-
er, on Monday night. Our devil reports that
all enjoyed themselves hugely.
Judge Emerson has gone to Jefferson City
to attend a meeting of State Board of Agri-
culture, of which he is a member, and to
argue case in the Supreme Court.
The depot at this place is inadequate to
the demands of the business and needs re-
pairing, enlarging and fitting up generally.
In fact we need new station house out
and-out, located about seven blocks south of
the present one.
The REGISTER acknowledges a call from
an extremely pleasant lady in the person of
Mrs. c. G. Chamberlain, of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, on Monday last. Mrs. Chamberlain is
very enthusiastic in the belief that Iron
county has a great future before it, and she
intends holding the real estate she possesses
therein.
Jacob Bauman, a barber of Graniteville,
committed suicide at that place Friday night
of last week. He is the same party who was
in the Ironton Jail some time since, having
been placed there for safe keeping, being
insane at the time. The cause of the rash
act is unknown, but it is supposed to be i'm
sanity. The unfortunate man hung himself.
Among the sensations of the past week
was the marriage of a 19-year-old boy to a
widow several years his senior. In consid-
Grafton of the tender age OF the groom "a par
ty of nine were elected to do the charivari.
The screnaders did their work in highly
creditable manner, and came away with a
sufficient sum to insure ten cent drink all
around.
Reuben Butts, for years Hohenthal Bros.
popular clerk, called on us Tuesday prior to
his departure to Shreveport, Lid, where he
goes to take position with large jobbing
house in which Mr. Simon Hohenthal is now
a partner. Reuben is good fellow, cap
able clerk and has by his kind ways made
many friends here, all of whom resretto sees
him leave. The Ploiadealer will visit him
in his new surroundings, and wishes him
good luck and long ife.-Fredefiekto,en
Plaindealer.
We call the ali ention of all station agents
in this county to the law requiring at each
telegraph station a bulletin board npOn
which must be indicated "tbe delay of any
passenger train that may be behind schedule
time, and any agent or operator failing to
comply with this provision is guilty of
misdemeanor and liable to a fine of not less
than five nor more than twenty five dollars"
A few fines would walk into months wages,
boys, and you'd better obey the law to the
letter. Don'tit?
The Klausmann Brewery Company, of
South st. Louis. is represented in the Valley
by Theo. Rudy, one of the most accOmmO-
dating gentlemen of Pilot Knob, and any
order for a keg or case of first-class article
in his line will receive prompt attention and
will be delivered free Of charge at any place
yT.IIo, Di,fC Eon har-
rels-any or all of them-may be had on ap-
plication. We think Mr.. Rudy has few
equals in working up trade in his line,
which he had done to the manifest advantage
of his employers.
Owen Coggins, an employee of the Ore and
Steel COMPANY, had both of his legs cut off,
below the knees, while crossing the tracks of
the railroad near the dump, at Pilot Knob,
last Tuesday morning. Coggins was pre-
ceeding to work at the dump, and train
of cars obstructing his way, he attempted TO
crawl under item; but he had barely got
started ere the ears were suddenly set in
motion, with the above result. He was taken
to his home in New England, and DR.. Farrar
was called to dress the wounds. At tn 5
writing the patient is doing remarkably
well, and bears his sufferings with more than
ordinary foriitude. Mr.. COggins is about
sixty years old and has wife and two grown
daughters dependent on his labors.
Two weeks ago we mentioned that Mrs. S.
q. Fairchiid was suffering from, at least,
partial dementia. The unfortunate lady,
growing worse rather than better, was taken
to Fulton last week, and is now under the
very best attendance and care. There is no
one who knows her but deeply grives over
her sad condition. A most estimable lady
whose whole walk in life has been commend
able--aboye ordinary intellectual attainment
pleasant and entertaining in social inter-
course-her loss to the community and its
.ociety Ia marked. The causes which led to
her unfortunate condition may be said to
have been bodily ill-healtb, financial embar-
rassment, and religious excitement. Some
of her friends claim that they observed
marked change In her demeanor from and
after the Ben Deering revival in the Valley
about a year ago. Ever since her malady
became serious, she has insisted that her
soul il ssIost! lost !" and that there is no re-
demption for her. We trust she may soon
recover, though the physician at the asylum
could give no assurauc that such would be
the case.
IHoNToN, January 22d, 1887.